San Francisco supervisor’s absence for mental health questioned after city attorney threatened removal from office
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By Josh Koehn
Published on April 1, 2026.
San Francisco Supervisor Jackie Fielder's hospitalization and absence from City Hall meetings have been questioned by her staff as a result of a mental health crisis. This comes after City Attorney David Chiu warned city leaders about the unlawful leak of a confidential memo, which he said could trigger investigations, discipline, or removal from office. Chiu stated in a Feb. 13 letter that the leak could lead to costly litigation and significant penalties for whoever leaked legal advice on a controversial "RESET Center" to local news outlet Mission Local. An investigation has been launched into the unlawful disclosure of attorney-client privilege information, but no one has been directly implicated. It is unclear whether the stress of a city investigation may have contributed to Fielder’s condition.
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